Published: March 8, 2025
The Lan Family has been experiencing a streak of bad luck these past few days.
After the second batch of personnel heading to the Lower Three Heavens left, the Lan Family finally began to clean up the mess. The majestic gate that had stood for ten thousand years was burned to a pile of black ash and, of course, could no longer be used.
Naturally, the Lan Family had to conduct extensive repairs.
In light of this, the members of the Lan Family could only poke fun at themselves: "After ten thousand years, we’ve always found it unsightly. Now that it’s burned, it’s perfect for a new, beautiful one."
With the need for extensive construction, the Lan Family had to procure materials, and with so many deaths in the family, they also had to hold funerals. The family leaders were busy dealing with major issues; there were urgent matters in the north and south, everywhere was a big deal, leaving no time to attend to these trivial matters. As a result, they just delegated the tasks.
Moreover, the family’s strength had already been drained by seventy to eighty percent: over a hundred supreme masters were already dispatched to the north to encircle the Li Family. Another batch of supreme masters had gone to the Lower Three Heavens, while a group of capable experts was needed to be sent out from the passage in the Upper Three Heavens…
In just two years, the super masters who had died within the family had exceeded two hundred.
Under such circumstances, the Lan Family had very few experts left; some capable subordinates had either died or were injured while going out…
Thus, with extensive construction combined with holding funerals, the burden naturally fell onto the ordinary members of the Lan Family.
This time, however, it completely exposed the longstanding flaws of the Lan Family!
To speak frankly, the Lan Family, with a legacy of ten thousand years, had indeed decayed to the extreme; but usually, with those experts keeping things in check and handling business, these people were all capable masters who had little need for women or wealth…
So even if troubles arose, it was mostly the lower ranks secretly pocketing some benefits; as for bullying, it naturally existed.
But everyone just turned a blind eye…
This time, however, it was completely brazen.
When the tiger is away, the monkeys take the lead.
Thus, the second generation heirs of the Lan Family collectively took action, and this time it was as if… a swarm of locusts had swept through Sky Orchid City.
For the funerals, they naturally needed to invite diviners and shamans; although there weren’t many in Sky Orchid City, they were sufficient. However, these people coming out this time couldn’t possibly just be doing that, could they?
Items like incense, candles, and paper money naturally needed to be procured, but... this procurement couldn’t possibly be just for those things, could it?
Such a heavenly opportunity to fill their own pockets; how could they not indulge? Although it was wrong to profit from the death of their ancestors, who had time to care about that now?
In an instant, a pack of wolves descended upon Sky Orchid City.
As the gate of the Lan Family opened, it was as if a horde of jackals and tigers had been released.
Everyone in Sky Orchid City suffered.
At Endless Tower, Mo Tianji stood leaning on the railing, lost in thought while Gu Duxing stood coldly beside him; the other brothers were nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, chaos erupted below as several brocade-clad individuals rushed down the street, their voices carrying from afar.
"What is this? Hmm, not bad, the Lan Family has requisitioned it!"
"What? Money? Your mother!"
"Take it away, take it away! Damn! You old fool… you still want money…”
"Pfft…”
"Truly unaware of death, take him to the Mass Grave to feed the dogs!"
"This has been requisitioned by the Lan Family, do you have any objections?"
"No objections? Why no objections? Damn! You have no objections when we take your stuff? Are you an idiot? What? You have objections? What the hell? You dare to have objections when we take your things?"